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AABB, American Red Cross, America’s Blood Centers, and the Armed Services Blood Program. Circular of Information for the Use of Human Blood and Blood Components. April 2013. Accessed at www.aabb.org/resources/bct/Documents/coi0413.pdf on October 3, 2013.

American Red Cross. Blood Types. Accessed at www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/blood-types on October 2, 2013.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Blood Safety. Accessed at hwww.cdc.gov/bloodsafety/bbp/bacterial-contamination-of-platelets.html on October 3, 2013.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Parasites - American Trypanosomiasis (also known as Chagas Disease): Blood Screening FAQs. Accessed at www.cdc.gov/parasites/chagas/gen_info/screening.html on October 3, 2013.

Food and Drug Administration, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. Guidance for Industry: An Acceptable Circular of Information for the Use of Human Blood and Blood Components. Updated August 2013. Accessed at www.fda.gov/downloads/biologicsbloodvaccines/guidancecomplianceregulatoryinformation/guidances/blood/ucm364593.pdf on October 3, 2013.

Food and Drug Administration, FDA News Release. FDA Clears for Marketing First Rapid Test to Screen for Bacterial Contamination in Blood Platelets. Accessed at www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/2007/ucm108986.htm on October 3, 2013.